# frowning

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈfɹaʊnɪŋ/ · frequency rank #41,138

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of frown

## Easily confused with
- **flowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/flowing-vs-frowning)
- **fawning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fawning-vs-frowning)
- **frosting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/frosting-vs-frowning)
- **fronting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fronting-vs-frowning)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ffrowning`, `forwning`, `fronwing`, `frowinng`, `frownign`, `frowningg`, `frowninng`, `frownnig`, `frownning`, `frowwning`, `frrowning`, `frwoning`, `rfowning`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/frowning